The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-06-22
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, 1887.
JERsEYMEN OF WEALTH.

clergyman.
Henry Lindenmeyer, the Bloomfield
paper manufacturer, is believed to be
Jerseys richest Hebrew.
George Richards, of Dover, increases
in wealth from year to year, and the ore
in Morris county accounts for it.
Edward T. Green, the prominent
Trenton lawyer, is very rich, as are all
the Green families of Trenton and Prin-
ceton.
Charles Roebling, of Trenton, could
probably successfully match his wealth
against that Of any young man in the
State.
The McCarters, of Newark, are all
lawyers and very wealthy. The younger
branch of the family are popular society
people.
Henry Clay Kelsey, Secretary of
State, is growing enormously rich out OF
barbed wire and lucky purchases Of
Jersey Central stock.
tom" Kinney, of the Newark Adyer-
tiser is said to be the richest newspaper
man in the state. No one bcgrudges
him his fortune.
Orestes Cleveland, of Jersey City, is
several times millionaire. He de-
lights in public life, but never made
much money out Of it.
Young Prof. Henry Osborn, of Prince
ton College, inherited q large fortune
few years ago. he is teacher and
scholar from the love of it.
John Mullins, who lives in Jersey
City, but runs large furniture stores in
Newark and Brooklyn also, has deci-
dedly snug and satisfactory fortune.
George A. Halsey is Newark's veal
thy manufacturer and manager, and
there is probably no manufacturer in
the state who possesses an equal amount
of riches.
Judge John McGregor, who sto cd
alone in voting against the commutati on
of Janitor Titus's sentence, is man of
large means, and is doubtless the richest
clothier in the state.
A. f. r. Martin of Newark, who is
the senior member of the banking firm
OF Martin & Runyon, at 100 Broadway,
ark,s bandsomest residences
president Henry s. Little, of the
New Jersey Central Road, has amassed
q great many thousands of dollars which,
as q bachelor, no doesn't begin to get
rid of. He lives in Trenton.
Gen. @. Fl. Barney, Of Hackensack is
prominent IN all eiectrlcai Inventions,
ana mas MADE snug fortune out OF
snem' ne Is veteran OF the war
tnougn sui young man.
ALBERT LIT, who acquired oil his faith.
ers interest," IN the Phoenix SIX Mills OF
Faeerson, ID one OF dod.s noolemen. he
makes money where others starve, and
nc sPenus ~ ike prince.
William Walter phelps aava he il only
moderately wealthy, but everybody
around Engiewood doubts 1t. Dame
iumor says ne mas as many millions as
ne has nh8erS on MS rlgnt nanu.
Catholina Lambert. head of the silk
concern of Dexter. lambert & CO.. of
Paterson, is twice millionaire. He ia
i.a7s 80 - -. A sI - a. sna a"ay
- .-' '.-o'Ao W 'Ao ''o'0i 'ins pooi'
The Cookies, of Paterson, few years
ago, lost considerable money in loeomo-
tives. Still they have enough to keep
the wolf from the door, and the car fare
to New York whenever they wish to go
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E1-oenator william brinkerhoff, OF
Jersey Cisy, mas more imam enough
money iaid Dy 10 cover century OF
RAINY days. But ne still pegs away at
tne law ana loves the prominence ne has
a'tained az the BAR
Martin A. Howell is New Brunswick
weaIthiest citizen. Tie made the beoin-
H. na,r 49,, Az s,s.s.st "
menacas ali he asra sase '.;. ~ o, uIs
sh~awSnasa 40 ava~ WV 90 'iiuoi'
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Senator John r. MCPHERSON is the
richest Democratic politician in New
Jersey, and he made every cent of il
himself. Hard common sense, bust
ness sagacity, big inventions, and the
and prosnerous
John Moses, who was poor Scotch
boy, is one Of Trenton's millionaires
he invited everybody to his house the
other night to congratulate his son on
having attained his majority. Mr.. Mos.
es made all his wealth out of pottery
and is firm believer in protection.
" Old Jake" Rogers, founder of the
famous Rogers Iron and Locomotive
works of Paterson, is said to be eleven
times millionaire. No one would
think SO by looking at him. He lives in
an old.fashioDed house, surrounded by
game fowl, deer, peacocks and the like.
He is considered the wealthiest man in
the state.
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REFER baiiantine, the Newark brewer,
carnie on the fassalc reaches three fig